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One_Life_To_Give

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32. That is an us vs them thing

Sat Jun 20, 2015, 03:06 PM

Jun 2015

When someone is looking to lay blame for their situation in life. It is frequently going to fall on the "other". That is they accept that neither Sue nor Jim are responsible but believe an outside force is responsible. This fear/hatred of other is what so many shysters have managed to leverage in stirring up movements of mass hatred. e.g. We would all have good paying jobs if it wasn't for them "mexicans" flooding across the border.

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Poor Whites more likely to be racists. [View all] vinny9698 Jun 2015 OP

Maybe the poor whites you know. This poor white is not a racist CBGLuthier Jun 2015 #1

I wrote a long response to the OP but decided you said it best. DawgHouse Jun 2015 #16

Post removed Post removed Jun 2015 #35

"The South is uneducated." What a ridiculous statement. prayin4rain Jun 2015 #42

if "The South is uneducated" why am I 10 miles from three top research universities & RTP? zazen Jun 2015 #43

I'm poor and many of my friends are poor; antiquie Jun 2015 #2

Are you actually posting your own views by DURHAM D Jun 2015 #3

+1 Quackers Jun 2015 #8

that's an unkind accusation Duppers Jun 2015 #31

Message auto-removed Name removed Jun 2015 #36

No, poor whites in the south absolutely did not hate slavery. JaneyVee Jun 2015 #4

Agree. This explains my entire Texas family to a tee. ananda Jun 2015 #25

A couple of things gratuitous Jun 2015 #5

+1 n/t lumberjack_jeff Jun 2015 #15

+1 haikugal Jun 2015 #27

I'm poor, and white. Quackers Jun 2015 #6

"maybe majority of SA workers are assholes" ? Duppers Jun 2015 #34

The irony of my post was lost on you. nt Quackers Jun 2015 #44

They seem to me to madokie Jun 2015 #7

Conservative whites are far more likely to be racist. Zorra Jun 2015 #9

The data suggests as education increases... DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2015 #10

The key ward is "education" SoCalDem Jun 2015 #20

I am poor. SamKnause Jun 2015 #11

Lyndon Johnson said it best.... Bigmack Jun 2015 #12

^^ This x1000 ^^ Myrina Jun 2015 #26

+1000 Duppers Jun 2015 #37

Everyone knows rich people are morally superior to poor ones Fumesucker Jun 2015 #13

Poor whites know they're getting screwed. lumberjack_jeff Jun 2015 #14

I have seen poor people who are racists, but most I have known are not. logosoco Jun 2015 #17

Great post. Duppers Jun 2015 #38

"The blunt truth is that ill-used people are worse than well-used people" Donald Ian Rankin Jun 2015 #18

I think it is classist to blame poor people for their poverty, whatever their color. betterdemsonly Jun 2015 #19

White privilege is so hurtful to poor whites... Orsino Jun 2015 #21

What a crap load of codswallop... Spazito Jun 2015 #22

Cool story, bro. GeorgeGist Jun 2015 #23

This is idiotic. johnp3907 Jun 2015 #24

divide & conquer ... might be a better way to explain... Myrina Jun 2015 #28

Wealthy whites are much more racist. WDIM Jun 2015 #29

Blaming the homeless for being homeless. Jamastiene Jun 2015 #30

That is an us vs them thing One_Life_To_Give Jun 2015 #32

Uneducated people AgingAmerican Jun 2015 #33

What constructive point are you trying to make? Eleanors38 Jun 2015 #39

The bulwarks of right-wing racism are in middle class suburbs DemocraticWing Jun 2015 #40

Right on, democraticwing SCantiGOP Jun 2015 #41

Agreed. What the hell is going on around here? n/t prayin4rain Jun 2015 #45

Of course. Most problems facing this country can be placed squarely on the shoulders of the poor prayin4rain Jun 2015 #46

What an inspiration you must have been to those in need. Solly Mack Jun 2015 #47